OpenAI cuts prices for two of its GPT-5.6 AI models as companies grow sensitive to costs
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OpenAI announced price cuts for two of its GPT-5.6 AI models (Terra and Luna) in response to companies becoming more cost-conscious about AI spending, as enterprises worry about return on investment and face competition from cheaper alternatives like Chinese open-weight models (models available for download and modification on users' own infrastructure) and offerings from Google and Microsoft. The price reductions include a 20% cut for Terra and an 80% cut for Luna, while the company maintains its strategy of improving AI capability and efficiency to accomplish more work at lower costs.
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Original source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/open-ai-price-cut-gpt.html
First tracked: July 30, 2026 at 02:01 PM
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